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AMONG THE LAURELS.
AMONG THE LAURELS.
HE sunset's gorgeous dyesPaled slowly from the skies,
And the clear heaven was waiting for the stars,
As side by side we strayed
Along a sylvan glade,
And found our pathway crossed by rustic bars.
Beyond the barrier lay
A green and tempting way,
Arched with fair laurel-trees, abloom and tall,
Their cups of tender snow
Edged with a rosy glow,
And warm, sweet shadows trembling over all.
A green and tempting way,
Arched with fair laurel-trees, abloom and tall,
Their cups of tender snow
Edged with a rosy glow,
And warm, sweet shadows trembling over all.
The chestnuts sung and sighed,
The solemn oaks replied,
And distant pine-trees crooned in cradling tones;
While music low and clear
Gushed from the darkness near,
Where a shy brook went tinkling over stones.
The solemn oaks replied,
And distant pine-trees crooned in cradling tones;
While music low and clear
Gushed from the darkness near,
Where a shy brook went tinkling over stones.
